Receptacle



June .24, 1930.

A. MARTIN 1,765,686

RECEPTAGLE Filed May 14, 1929 HLBEKT VMKTIN.

Patented Juney 24, 19.30

PATENT OFFICE ALBERTMARTILL or NEW YORK, N.k Y.

f f RECEPTACLE ,Application meajiray 14, 1929.; seriai No. 362,955.

This invention relates/,to containers and in particular to one in which is incorporated meifns for placing 'a design within la foodstu A particular object of my invention isA to provide a knock-down baking or moulding pan, thel bodyofy which may be of any substance, such as glass, metal or the like, the ends of which may be removed, not only for 10 the kpurpose of easily removing the contents Vof the pan after the same has been baked, frozenor otherwise prepared as a step in theijcompletion of the foodstuff.

vHeret'ofore yI have employed a baking pan having an end in which plug openings were disposed, it, being necessary to plug up these openings*after.pins'h`ad been passed therethrough-which extended from wall to wall -of the pan andr Were-arranged to support l u ornamental membersso that a design could be embodied linfthe foodstuff.

yIt is my intention to provide a baking pan, the endwalls of which are arranged to support the endsI 0f the ornament moulding pin, the ends vof thevcontainer beingl closed through the! medium of a liquid-proof washer and end, the ends being held in posivtion for quick removal so that when the y foodstuff iscompleted, the removal thereof is facilitated and the design members are left embedded inthe body of the foodstuff. 'With the foregoing'and'other objects in view, which will appear as thev description proceeds, the vinvention resides in the lcombination and arrangement of parts and in the details'of construction hereinafterv described and claimed, `it being understood that changes in thev precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made 10 within the scope of'whatfis claimedfwithout departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings: I Figure 1 is afview in top plan of a con- A tainer constructed in accordance with my invention, a part thereof being shown in section to illustrate the cooperation of the various members. y Figure 2 is a view of the container illustrated in Figure l, thenview being taken'in side elevation and being partly broken away to illustrate how the ornament holding pins are maintained-in position in the end plates. Figure is a view in end elevation ofthe container illustrated in Figure 1, a part l thereof being' also broken away to illustrate 55 y how the ornamental members 'are heldin position to form a design, in this instance, the

letter M, and Y n V. y

Figure 4 is a fragmentary section enlarged of a portion of one of the end plates showingthe openings therein in which the ends Vof the pins which carry the' ornamental members are disposed. L v I Referring to the drawings in detail, 5 indicates a receptacle in which is arranged :to be placed, the foodstuff that is to Lbe cooked or frozen or. otherwise prepared, it vbeing understood, of course, that my inventionrelates particularly to the artfof decorating a foodstuff, such as icecream or cake,

whose preparation is so completed that a design is left embodied in the foodstuff and extends from one end to thek other thereof so that no matter where the foodstuff is sliced, the design would be shown.

My receptacle 5 consists of the side walls 6 and bottom 7, the ends thereof being outwardlyv flangedA as at 8 and the receptacle being made from glass, ymetal `or other suitable material. The ornamental members indicatedl by the numeral 9 are arranged on a f seriesof pins l0 lwhich extend from end to 'end or from-side wall to side wall, Whichever is the case, of the'receptaclethese pins being arranged to support the ornamental 85* members such'as raisins or' the like in suit'- able relation so that they are embedded in vthe body of the foodstuH when the same is `that the description of one end thereof will suffice, it simply being necessary to note that ythe pin plates l1r at opposite ends of the Y pan are provided with pin openings 12 in Vexit adjacentv the end plate.

which the ends of the pins are disposed so that they are properly held in position to support the ornamental members. The end platesv or pin plates fit closely into one end of the pan and veach is provided with an upper, overturned portion or Vbridge 13, the' extended ends 14 of' which are arranged to be seated on the upper ends of a plate support frame 15, which fits closely about the' outside of the receptacle 5 or pan toV abut against the fianged portion 8 thereof. As

indicated in Figure 1, the pin plate is Vheld in position through themedium of bolts 16 and wing nut 17 so that it may be quickly removed tov provide for the knock-down feae ture of the pan.

lThe receptacle may be` rendered leakproof, by closing the openings in the pin plate 11 and to this end I provide an end plate Y 18 which is retained in position against the pin plate 11through the medium v of anend frame 19. This end frame is substantially Lfshape in cross`v section and its inturned end 20 is arrangedto engage the Yplate 18 at its edges and'to force the same against a gasket 21 which is disposed between the flange 8 of therreceptacle 5 and said end plate 18. In this way, the material in the conntainer willonly get into Athe opening 12 andv will not be able to effect an Should, however, there be a slight space' therebetween, the material that had passed through ythe openings 12 could be later removed after the end plate had been taken off. Y

The Vend Vframe -19 is provided with the extensions 22 at its opposite side which are secured to bossesv 28 formed on the opposite side of the plate support frame 15, through themedium of bolts 24 which are larranged to receive the wing nuts 25 which hold the end frames in position not onlyr on the plate support framesbut` against .the end plates and it will be noted that the end plate 18 is effectively secured in position between the ends of the receptacle 5 and said end plate. .In setting up my receptacle-for use, one end will be closedas illustrated in Figure 1 but the opposite end would be left open, the pins would then be put in place in one of the pin plates 11 and it is of coursev understood that the ornamental members would be placed on the pins before they were tightened to draw plate 19 against the plate support frame 15 to effectively seal the ends of the pan.

It is quite evident, therefore, that by my improved construction, I have eliminated the use of plugs about the ends of each pin which necessitated packing atthe ends ofV `the pins.

It is also evident that I have provided a pin retainer vwhich permits loading of theV pinsand plaoingthem in position and then locking them in position while at the same time closing up one end of the receptacle, means vbeing also employed for rendering the receptacleleakproof and providing for the rapid removal of the pins after'the foodstuff has been completed.

It is also evidenty that through my im` proved construction use may be Vmade of a glass receptacle having a flanged end and,v the pin plate may also be Inade'of glassv and' may be supported on a suitable frame piece which is easily removed from about the receptacle.

while. i have niusfraed 'and' ,described my invention with some degree of' particu! larity, I realize that in practice various alterations therein may be made without, departing from the spirit ofth'ejinvention or the scope of the appended claims.

Y 1. A receptacle comprising a body4 portion, plates constituting closures disposed in the ends of the body, ornamentsupporting pins supported, by said plates, aplurality of frames, and means `for ksecuring the' Jframes together in plate holdingv` relation. y

2. A receptacle comprising a bodyportion, outwardly extending flanges formed' on the ends oit' said body portion, plates constituting closures disposed in the ends of the body, ornament supportingpins supported by said plates, and framesengaging said flanges for holding the plates in position. f

y? .'A receptacle comprising a body portion, plates lconstituting closures disposed inthe opposite sides of the body, ornament supporting pins supported by said plates,

a retainer onwhichl one of the plates is sup-V ported, and a frame cooperating'with the retainer for securing-the plate'infposition.

4. A receptacle comprising a body portion, plates` constituting closures disposed inthe opposite sides of the body, ornamenty supporting pins'supported by said plates, auxiliary plates abutting said pin supporting plates and means for" holding all of theV plates in position. Y

5. VA receptacle comprising an open sided,

flanged, body portion,V a pin supporting plate constituting a closure for the receptacle,.a holder for the pin,platean auxiliary platel abutting the .pin plateand means in?l iao cluding an end frame for retaining the plates together. 'v

6. A receptacle comprising an open sided, flanged, bodyportion arranged to maintain the bottom of Vthe body portion in spaced relation with a supporting surface7 a pin plate7 a holder for the pin plate, an auxiliary plate abutting the pin plate, said pin plate and auxiliary plate forminglf a Closure for the open side of the body portion secured to said pin plate holder for retaining the plates together and means for rendering the receptacle liquid-proof.v

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, `this 11thy day of May 1929.

ALBERT MARTIN. [L 5.] 

